Ericjhensal
@ericjhensal.bsky.social
Writing for Progressive Conjecture at https://erichensal.substack.com/ and author of "A Progressive Art of War" outlining the benefit of Sun Tzu’s ancient Art of War for modern progressive efforts. http://amazon.com/dp/B07V9JXRMS
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Ericjhensal
@ericjhensal.bsky.social
· May 23
Progressives must re-examine strategies to defeat Trump and fascism. Here is how to use a classic text to inform how we change to fight the good fight and teach Democrats what they should be doing to win. open.substack.com/pub/erichens....
Political tactics that rely on involuntary hunger aren’t victories. A case for informed consent in protest:
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
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November 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Political tactics that rely on involuntary hunger aren’t victories. A case for informed consent in protest:
If starving children is the leverage, the tactic is the problem--For either side. Read Consent in Protest:
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
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November 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If starving children is the leverage, the tactic is the problem--For either side. Read Consent in Protest:
Is it protest if the people paying the price never agreed to it? Thoughts on SNAP, shutdowns, and consent:
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Is it protest if the people paying the price never agreed to it? Thoughts on SNAP, shutdowns, and consent:
Consent isn’t optional. What the shutdown reveals about progressives and MAGA using SNAP families as pressure points:
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Consent isn’t optional. What the shutdown reveals about progressives and MAGA using SNAP families as pressure points:
Consent matters—even in protest. Is it ethical for either side to use SNAP recipients as leverage in a shutdown?
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Consent matters—even in protest. Is it ethical for either side to use SNAP recipients as leverage in a shutdown?
Shutting down government to prove a point cannot mean starving kids. SNAP recipients must consent to protest.
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Shutting down government to prove a point cannot mean starving kids. SNAP recipients must consent to protest.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Remember the Panama Papers and the media outlet consortium reviewing millions of leaked documents? With the 1000+ eyes working 24 hour days on the Epstein Files' Trump FBI review, perhaps there are reporters, right now, across the world, sifting leaked documents and writing stories. www.icij.org
Ethics check: Who chose to bear the cost of shutdown to protest? On SNAP, shutdowns, and consent to protest:
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Ethics check: Who chose to bear the cost of shutdown to protest? On SNAP, shutdowns, and consent to protest:
Turning hunger into a bargaining chip crosses a line—for progressives and MAGA. On consent, SNAP, and the shutdown:
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Turning hunger into a bargaining chip crosses a line—for progressives and MAGA. On consent, SNAP, and the shutdown:
Progressives cannot claim moral high ground while forcing others to bear the pain. My essay on consent and the shutdown "caving" :
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Progressives cannot claim moral high ground while forcing others to bear the pain. My essay on consent and the shutdown "caving" :
If people did not agree to be part of your protest, do progressives ever get to impose the costs anyway? SNAP, shutdowns, and ethics:
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If people did not agree to be part of your protest, do progressives ever get to impose the costs anyway? SNAP, shutdowns, and ethics:
Would you be okay if a person was forced to attend a "No Kings" rally? Making SNAP recipients go hungry in the shutdown fight is making them protest. If you think Schumer and senate democrats "caved," we should discuss the ethics of consent in protest. open.substack.com/pub/erichens...
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Would you be okay if a person was forced to attend a "No Kings" rally? Making SNAP recipients go hungry in the shutdown fight is making them protest. If you think Schumer and senate democrats "caved," we should discuss the ethics of consent in protest. open.substack.com/pub/erichens...
What does it say that Social Security cards don't list sex, but passports still do? A small detail, a big habit, and a chance to rethink fairness. Read: Why Passports Have Sex.
Why Passports have Sex
Passports still list “sex” long after biometric IDs made it obsolete. Why? Habit. From Jim Crow to the present day, habit shapes injustice—and progress. It’s time to ask what purpose that “M” or “F” really serves.
erichensal.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
What does it say that Social Security cards don't list sex, but passports still do? A small detail, a big habit, and a chance to rethink fairness. Read: Why Passports Have Sex.
From Jim Crow to girls softball, habits keep people in unjust places. My new piece on the damage one outdated label on our IDs do. Why Passports Have Sex.
Why Passports have Sex
Passports still list “sex” long after biometric IDs made it obsolete. Why? Habit. From Jim Crow to the present day, habit shapes injustice—and progress. It’s time to ask what purpose that “M” or “F” really serves.
erichensal.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
From Jim Crow to girls softball, habits keep people in unjust places. My new piece on the damage one outdated label on our IDs do. Why Passports Have Sex.
Habits should lead to justice, not oppression. This week's post looks at one we never question: why our passports still ask for sex. History, psychology, and a proposal for change.
Why Passports have Sex
Passports still list “sex” long after biometric IDs made it obsolete. Why? Habit. From Jim Crow to the present day, habit shapes injustice—and progress. It’s time to ask what purpose that “M” or “F” really serves.
erichensal.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Habits should lead to justice, not oppression. This week's post looks at one we never question: why our passports still ask for sex. History, psychology, and a proposal for change.
''We have male drivers and female drivers—not drivers.' What if we stopped giving our prejudices a place to land on our IDs? My latest Substack: Why Passports Have Sex.
Why Passports have Sex
Passports still list “sex” long after biometric IDs made it obsolete. Why? Habit. From Jim Crow to the present day, habit shapes injustice—and progress. It’s time to ask what purpose that “M” or “F” really serves.
erichensal.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
''We have male drivers and female drivers—not drivers.' What if we stopped giving our prejudices a place to land on our IDs? My latest Substack: Why Passports Have Sex.
Social progress is just our bad habits overturned. Here's one more habit to give up for the best : sex on passports. Why do Passports Have Sex.?
Why Passports have Sex
Passports still list “sex” long after biometric IDs made it obsolete. Why? Habit. From Jim Crow to the present day, habit shapes injustice—and progress. It’s time to ask what purpose that “M” or “F” really serves.
erichensal.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Social progress is just our bad habits overturned. Here's one more habit to give up for the best : sex on passports. Why do Passports Have Sex.?
William James called habit 'the flywheel of society.' It keeps order—but it also keeps injustice spinning. What happens when that flywheel runs our passports? Why Passports Have Sex.
Why Passports have Sex
Passports still list “sex” long after biometric IDs made it obsolete. Why? Habit. From Jim Crow to the present day, habit shapes injustice—and progress. It’s time to ask what purpose that “M” or “F” really serves.
erichensal.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
William James called habit 'the flywheel of society.' It keeps order—but it also keeps injustice spinning. What happens when that flywheel runs our passports? Why Passports Have Sex.
Why do we still list 'sex' on passports? Habit. Once useful before photos and biometrics, now just a leftover from another century. My latest Substack asks what happens when we stop doing things just because we always have.
Why Passports have Sex
Passports still list “sex” long after biometric IDs made it obsolete. Why? Habit. From Jim Crow to the present day, habit shapes injustice—and progress. It’s time to ask what purpose that “M” or “F” really serves.
erichensal.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Why do we still list 'sex' on passports? Habit. Once useful before photos and biometrics, now just a leftover from another century. My latest Substack asks what happens when we stop doing things just because we always have.
Passports list height, eyes, birthplace, and 'sex.' One of these no longer belongs and does more harm than good. Read why letting go of that box would benefit us all.
Why Passports have Sex
Passports still list “sex” long after biometric IDs made it obsolete. Why? Habit. From Jim Crow to the present day, habit shapes injustice—and progress. It’s time to ask what purpose that “M” or “F” really serves.
erichensal.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Passports list height, eyes, birthplace, and 'sex.' One of these no longer belongs and does more harm than good. Read why letting go of that box would benefit us all.
''M' and 'F' on a passport once helped ID travelers—100 years ago! Today they just reinforce gender prejudice. Read Why Passports Have Sex.
Why Passports have Sex
Passports still list “sex” long after biometric IDs made it obsolete. Why? Habit. From Jim Crow to the present day, habit shapes injustice—and progress. It’s time to ask what purpose that “M” or “F” really serves.
erichensal.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
''M' and 'F' on a passport once helped ID travelers—100 years ago! Today they just reinforce gender prejudice. Read Why Passports Have Sex.
Social habits build nations—and sustain bias. A short read on how a century-old passport convention reveals more about power than identity. Why Passports Have Sex.
Why Passports have Sex
Passports still list “sex” long after biometric IDs made it obsolete. Why? Habit. From Jim Crow to the present day, habit shapes injustice—and progress. It’s time to ask what purpose that “M” or “F” really serves.
erichensal.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Social habits build nations—and sustain bias. A short read on how a century-old passport convention reveals more about power than identity. Why Passports Have Sex.
SCOTUS hates with its passport ruling today on sex in Trump v Orr. Progressives, it is time to not have sex on any ID at all. The information is irrelevant and including it does much more harm than any good. erichensal.substack.com/p/why-passpo...
Why Passports have Sex
Passports still list “sex” long after biometric IDs made it obsolete. Why? Habit. From Jim Crow to the present day, habit shapes injustice—and progress. It’s time to ask what purpose that “M” or “F” r...
erichensal.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
SCOTUS hates with its passport ruling today on sex in Trump v Orr. Progressives, it is time to not have sex on any ID at all. The information is irrelevant and including it does much more harm than any good. erichensal.substack.com/p/why-passpo...
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Why Passports have Sex -- Trump v Orr, SCOTUS, Bad Habits, and Imagination - Democratic Underground Forums
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November 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Who all is here from Democratic Underground? Would love to see you there sometime. www.democraticunderground.com/100220782760
Whatever happens this election night--DO NOT LISTEN TO PUNDITS. For good or ill, they are no better than coin flips. Hedgehogs and Foxes Cover Election 2025 open.substack.com/pub/erichens...
Hedgehogs and Foxes Cover Election 2025
Scientific proof pundits will be wrong tonight, so do not panic, nor be assured
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November 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Whatever happens this election night--DO NOT LISTEN TO PUNDITS. For good or ill, they are no better than coin flips. Hedgehogs and Foxes Cover Election 2025 open.substack.com/pub/erichens...